Dispatches from a Scamdemic

SCAM CENTRAL STATION: NEW YORK CITY AND THE COVID HYPE MACHINE

On a late April 1985 Saturday night near the end of my last law school semester, the professor who moderated our Law and Humanities course hosted us ten…

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September 2026

HARRY POTTER, MAGICAL THINKING AND CORONAMANIA

Though the level of discourse tends to be basic, men in locker rooms sometimes say funny things to each other.

Sep 24 • Mark Oshinskie

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COVID DOCUMENTARIES, SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CROCODILE TEARS

I don’t watch much TV.

Sep 17 • Mark Oshinskie

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SUNSETS, LIFESPANS AND PHARMA HYPE

On August 30, 2025, Steve, a Central Connecticut Substack reader, drove down to Central New Jersey so we could meet and share a few hours.

Sep 10 • Mark Oshinskie

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DOLLY PARTON, CORONAMANIA, GOOD INTENTIONS AND POOR JUDGMENT

Dolly Parton died last week at 80, nearly the same age as the average ostensible Covid decedent.

Sep 3 • Mark Oshinskie

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August 2026

THE FRIENDS WHO WEREN’T

On a Friday morning three weeks ago, after we finished our basketball games at the Y, I sat down alongside Desmond, an intense, graceful Jamaican player…

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WAS IT SELFISH TO DEFY CORONAMANIA?

Several weeks ago, I posted a photo of me in my “I SURVIVED CORONMANIA: UNMASKED, UNINJECTED, UNAFRAID” t-shirt and reoffering these (at cost) to…

Aug 20 • Mark Oshinskie

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FAUCI, STOLEN CHEESE AND ROUGH JUSTICE

In the late 1980s, I litigated a case in which the federal government had given away many tons of cheese to organizations that agreed to distribute it…

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A TREE FALLS IN THE WOODS

Although a few months ago I said wouldn’t do so, last week I uncharacteristically changed my mind and attended my 50th High School Reunion.

Aug 6 • Mark Oshinskie

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN, MAYBE

Ellen and I recently enjoyed a trip to New Hampshire, Vermont and New York State.

Aug 4 • Mark Oshinskie

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July 2026

SUMMER VACATION AND THE SCAMDEMIC AFTERMATH

Last week, Ellen and I took a ten-day road-trip with stops in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York State.

Jul 30 • Mark Oshinskie

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NEW WORLD (T-SHIRT) ORDER

Three weeks ago, I mentioned some requests to make another batch of the above-pictured shirt.

Jul 28 • Mark Oshinskie

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